牛津译林版高中英语选修八《Unit3 The world of colors and light》Word power 教案 2

1 牛津译林版高中英语选修八

2. Read the article again and fill in the chart below. You may consult with each other

or check your dictionary.

Type of painting Description

watercolour done with colours that need to be mixed

with water

oil painting painted with thick colour

that is mixed

with oil

acrylic paint thick like oil paint but dries more quickly

charcoal drawing pictures drawn with charcoal

portrait for people

landscape for views

still life for objects

3. Read the instructions for Part C on page 39. Finish this part. You may refer to Parts

A and B.

Answers

C (1) watercolour (2) oil (3) pencils ( 4) paper (5) canvas

2 (6) easel (7) palette (8) portrait (9) still life

Step 3: Vocabulary extension

1. Can you tell the names of the following painting materials? What are the ways to

use them?

watercolours canvas easel paint brushes palette oil paints pencils

2. Look at the words in Part D. Can you find the features of the words used to

describe colours? Yes, these words are the names of the objects which are of the

similar colours. Try to finish this part.

3

Answers

D 1 rose 2 cherry 3 lemon 4 olive green 5 sea green

6 lavender 7 chocolate 8 lime

3. Do you want to know more colours which are the names of some objects? More

examples for you to know.

(navy blue, pea green, blood-red, inky black, snow white)

4. Reading:

Before I learnt how to read, my father used to read comic strips in the newspaper to

me while I looked at the pictures. I always laughed at the funny pictures and the

humorous things that the characters said. As I got older, I learnt how to draw pictures,

and I began reading comic books. My favourite comic book is Batman, which was first

published in 1939 by DC Comics, one of the two biggest comic book publishers in the

USA. Batman is a superhero, and he fights crime in Gotham City. Batman was made

into five successful films between 1989 and 2005. It was very exciting to see my

favourite superhero come alive on the screen! Batman is not the only comic book

that was made into a film. Superman, Spiderman, Fantastic Four and X-men have also

become live-action films. Recently, I have been thinking that I would like to be a

comic book artist in the future. I enjoy drawing and love comic books, so it seems like

4 the perfect occupation for me.

I have been researching what I need to do to become a comic book artist. The

first thing I need to do is make a portfolio, which is a collection of my best work. My

portfolio should show that I am capable of creating original drawings. I also have

several ideas for comic book characters. It is not enough just to draw pictures of a

character in different poses, though. I need to show the publisher that I can create a

story using pictures, so my portfolio should have a series of drawings that tell a story.

In addition to drawing my character well, I also have to be able to draw background

scenes, such as city landscapes.

As many comic book writers want to work for DC Comics and Marvel, the other

large American comic book publisher, getting a job at one of these companies is very

difficult. I might consider working for a smaller company at first. Then after I have

some experience I can try to get a job at DC Comics, which has published some of my

favourite comic books.

I hope I can achieve my dream of being a comic book artist soon.

(1) The writer likes comic books because __________.

A. his father used to read them to him

B. the stories and pictures are very interesting

C. he works for a comic book publisher

D. they often come alive on theatre screens

(2) Batman is an example of __________.

A. a film that was made into a comic book

5 B. a newspaper comic strip

C. a comic book published by Marvel

D. a comic book that has been made into films

(3) In order to get a job as a comic book artist, you must show __________.

A. some new ideas

B. that you can tell a story using pictures

C. that you can tell humorous stories

D. a comic book that you have drawn yourself

(4) A portfolio is __________.

A. a collection of an artist’s best work B. an idea for a comic book

C. a collection of comic books D. a drawing of a comic book character

(5) Many comic book artists want to work for DC Comics and Marvel because

__________.

A. they are two biggest comic book publishers in the USA

B. they turn comic books into films

C. they have been publishing comic books since 1939

D. they publish comic strips in many newspapers

Keys: (1)-(5) BDBAA

Step 4: Homework

Complete the related exercises of the Workbook.